The Diamond Thief by Sharon Gosling

 



This is a thrilling mystery set in Victorian London that follows Remy, a high wire circus act, who is also a very clever thief.  We follow her as she attempts to steal the Darya-ye Noor diamond from the Tower of London but is thwarted by a clever adversary, Lord Abernathy.

I have to say that I really loved this story.  I really warned to Remy who I found to be a very reluctant heroine.  The way her tale entwines with Thaddeus Rec is extremely entertaining and utterly convincing.  Thaddeus Rec is a young policeman who when not trying to save Remy is trying to arrest her.  They are both orphans and it is really interesting to see how their paths have differed, Remy being a thief and Thaddeus a policeman who was once living destitute on the streets of London.  They are both catapulted into the underworld of the London sewers and underground rivers.  That part of the story was really interesting as I never knew how many rivers there were under London.

There are other characters that play a huge part in this Indian Jones style story.  My favourites being J and the Professor.  J had all the charm you would expect of a Victorian cockney lad who lives on the streets and he reminded me of a character from Oliver Twist.  The Professor is like a mad scientist with all his futuristic inventions including night vision glasses. In my head he was “Doc” from Back to the Future!

All in all this is a truly entertaining book that captured both my heart and imagination and I for one cannot wait to read more books by Sharon Gosling.

 

Many thanks once again to the lovely Emma for the book - http://www.bookangelbooktopia.com/